São Jorge Airport

São Jorge Airport Aerodrómo de São Jorge
IATA: SJZ ICAO: LPSJ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Azores
Operator	SATA Aerodromos Lda.
Serves	Velas, Azores
Location	Santo Amaro
Opened	23 April 1983 (1983-04-23)
Elevation AMSL	335 ft / 102 m
Coordinates	38°39′55″N 28°10′29″W
Map
LPSJ Location of the aerodrome of São Jorge, relative to the archipelago of the Azores
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 1,270 4,167 Asphalt
Source: Portuguese AIP[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3] SkyVector[4]

São Jorge Airport (Portuguese: Aérodromo de São Jorge) (IATA: SJZ, ICAO: LPSJ) is the only airport of the island of São Jorge, situated in the civil parish of Santo Amaro, municipality of Velas in the Azores.

The airport is on the edge of Fajã da Queimada, along the southern coast, situated 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Velas and 28 km (17 mi) northwest of Calheta.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at São Jorge Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
SATA Air Açores	Ponta Delgada,[5] Terceira[5]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at SJZ airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

• List of airports in Portugal
• Transport in Portugal
• Aviation in the Azores

References

1. AIP Part 3 – AD 2 Aerodromes Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
2. Airport information for SJZ at Great Circle Mapper.
3. Google Maps - São Jorge
4. SkyVector Aeronautical Charts
5. "LIST OF PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATIONS" (PDF). Aeroroutes.com. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.